Nursing mothers provide complete and proper nutrition for babies.
Mother's milk provides all of the immunity, vitamins and minerals an infant needs during the first few months of life.
However, there are certain situations when the mother either does not desire or is unable to nurse her infant and formula is used.
Infants usually eat every two hours including during the night when they are your first child.
As time goes on they quit drinking from a small bottle and move up to an eight ounce bottle and the schedule switches to every three to four hours.
Each baby is different but as they approach the age of three to four months the pediatrician might suggest giving the infant a little rice Cereal in his milk at night to help him sleep more soundly.
Once the baby reaches six months old most pediatricians suggest introducing Cereal for breakfast mixed with a little fruit.
Solid foods should be introduced very slowly as babies who are fed nothing but milk for five or six months may take awhile to get used to something other than liquid on there tongues.
Once they get used to solid foods in the form of Cereal and fruits you can start to introduce vegetables.
Real fresh fruits and vegetables can also be used to feed an infant.
A good example would be mashed banana in their Cereal or even sweet potato.
Babies tend to enjoy real mashed foods more if your schedule allows for it.
It is important to give them formula in addition to their solid foods because the formula still contains vitamins and proteins that the baby needs until he has teeth and can chew foods to gain nutrients later.
Proper nutrition for babies involves balance.
They should be given formula, cereals, fruits, vegetables and meats progressively as they get old enough to handle it to make sure they are receiving proper nutrition.
Mother's milk provides all of the immunity, vitamins and minerals an infant needs during the first few months of life.
However, there are certain situations when the mother either does not desire or is unable to nurse her infant and formula is used.
Infants usually eat every two hours including during the night when they are your first child.
As time goes on they quit drinking from a small bottle and move up to an eight ounce bottle and the schedule switches to every three to four hours.
Each baby is different but as they approach the age of three to four months the pediatrician might suggest giving the infant a little rice Cereal in his milk at night to help him sleep more soundly.
Once the baby reaches six months old most pediatricians suggest introducing Cereal for breakfast mixed with a little fruit.
Solid foods should be introduced very slowly as babies who are fed nothing but milk for five or six months may take awhile to get used to something other than liquid on there tongues.
Once they get used to solid foods in the form of Cereal and fruits you can start to introduce vegetables.
Real fresh fruits and vegetables can also be used to feed an infant.
A good example would be mashed banana in their Cereal or even sweet potato.
Babies tend to enjoy real mashed foods more if your schedule allows for it.
It is important to give them formula in addition to their solid foods because the formula still contains vitamins and proteins that the baby needs until he has teeth and can chew foods to gain nutrients later.
Proper nutrition for babies involves balance.
They should be given formula, cereals, fruits, vegetables and meats progressively as they get old enough to handle it to make sure they are receiving proper nutrition.